There’s a reason why police deceive people into waiving their rights while making marijuana arrests, but you can beat them! This post from Raw Story reminds you of your constitutional rights when a law enforcement officer stops you. According to the ACLU, marijuana arrests account for over half of all drug arrests—and 88% of those charges are for simple possession. Because ... Continue Reading
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9 Largest Cities of Wisconsin Decriminalize Marijuana Possession
In Wisconsin, where the state-level wasn't ready to embrace change, individual cities have gone ahead on their own to decriminalize marijuana possession. This post from NORML shows how the scales just keep tipping in the direction of a new relationship with the cannabis plant for Wisconsin. Nine of the state's ten largest cities impose local ordinances decriminalizing minor ... Continue Reading
Legal Marijuana Coming to Which States Next?
Finance blog 24/7 Wall St. has predicted which states are most likely to consent to legal marijuana next. This post from Fortune discusses the prediction and the main criteria used for this assessment. The prediction is based on two criteria. If you’ve been watching with jealousy as citizens of Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, and Washington, D.C., smoke legal ... Continue Reading
Marijuana Possession Conviction of Colorado Woman Reversed
A Colorado woman’s marijuana possession conviction was reversed when the Court of Appeals retroactively applied the recreational marijuana law to her case. This article from The Huffington Post reports how the Appeals Court reached the decision to reverse the conviction partly. A state appeals court has overturned the marijuana conviction of a Colorado woman who was ... Continue Reading
Delaware House Lawmakers Decriminalize Marijuana Possession
In this article from USA Today, Jonathan Starkey reports that the bill for decriminalizing marijuana possession was approved by Delaware House lawmakers, and now heads to the Senate. Delaware House lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation that would treat simple marijuana possession and personal use by adults like a traffic violation, replacing criminal penalties with civil ... Continue Reading